LEVERAGING AN “ETHICAL BY DESIGN” APPROACH TO CREATE MORE INHERENTLY RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT AGING

Abstract Responsible technologies are technologies that appropriately support the needs, abilities, and values of the people using them. While many aspects of responsible technology are ubiquitous, there are a multitude of considerations that are specific to older adults. These age-related aspects must be properly understood and incorporated into the technology development and selection process if technology is to be inclusive of and useful to older adults. However, as many of these aspects are subjective, qualitative, and/or dynamic, developers often consider them to be too abstract, undefined, or difficult to address, resulting in their omission from the technology creation process. In this presentation we will discuss how we can leverage the concept of ‘Ethical by Design’ to drive the change in thinking and doing that is required to enable developers to engage with age-related concepts in technology design, development, and evaluation. Concepts such as user-centered design, values-based engineering, brave spaces, and co-creation will be presented as some of the ways we can directly access lived experiences and translate them into the creation of technologies that are more inclusive of older adults.


INCLUSIVE AGING AND DIGITAL PLACE-MAKING IN AGETECH: THE INCLUDEAGE PROJECT
Judith Sixsmith, and Mei Fang, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom This presentation will address the challenges of virtual community inclusion for older people, with a focus on seldom-heard and under-served groups, such as those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans + (LGBT+).Given that the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the digital divide, further excluding marginalized social groups, the aim of this ESRC funded IncludeAge Project is to explore how virtual spaces can be made more inclusive to enhance social inclusion and support health equity.The presentation will consist of two key elements.Firstly, current discourses and definitions of 'community' and 'inclusion' in digital spheres will be discussed through findings from a scoping review.Secondly, the presentation will introduce new and innovative ways of digital participatory mapping working alongside older people with IDD and those who identify as part of the LGBT+ community using ArcGIS digital storymapping.This approach offers a unique and powerful way of including under-served groups in the design and development of inclusive AgeTech.The presentation will further highlight the challenges and benefits of digital participation in a post-COVID world, particularly for those who experience exclusion.It will demonstrate the importance of involving under-served groups in the design and development of digital spaces to enhance social inclusion and support health equity.To conclude, we will discuss how these new ideas might be used to shape government policy and organizational practices when it comes to the future of inclusive AgeTech research, design, and development with and for older people.

LEVERAGING AN "ETHICAL BY DESIGN" APPROACH TO CREATE MORE INHERENTLY RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT AGING
Jennifer Boger, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Responsible technologies are technologies that appropriately support the needs, abilities, and values of the people using them.While many aspects of responsible technology are ubiquitous, there are a multitude of considerations that are specific to older adults.These age-related aspects must be properly understood and incorporated into the technology development and selection process if technology is to be inclusive of and useful to older adults.However, as many of these aspects are subjective, qualitative, and/or dynamic, developers often consider them to be too abstract, undefined, or difficult to address, resulting in their omission from the technology creation process.In this presentation we will discuss how we can leverage the concept of 'Ethical by Design' to drive the change in thinking and doing that is required to enable developers to engage with age-related concepts in technology design, development, and evaluation.Concepts such as user-centered design, values-based engineering, brave spaces, and co-creation will be presented as some of the ways we can directly access lived experiences and translate them into the creation of technologies that are more inclusive of older adults.

STRONGER TOGETHER: GLOBAL COMPARISONS OF THE USE OF CITIZEN SCIENCE TO CREATE AGE-AND DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES
Chair: Annie Robitaille Co-Chair: Kimberly Campbell Discussant: Linda Garcia The active involvement of older people in the development of age-friendly environments has been strongly recommended.However, participatory methods with older adults remain underutilised even though older people may be more qualified to recommend what makes an age-friendly space.Using a citizen science approach in research involving older adults presents a key opportunity to have them be active participants and for researchers to obtain meaningful insight.Using this approach, older adults are viewed as co-designers.They are involved in the research process from beginning to end -research design, development of tools, data collection, analysis and knowledge dissemination.This symposium will highlight some of the work done in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom to make communities more age-friendly using a citizen science approach.Special attention will be given to how the approach might be adapted to citizen scientists who live with dementia.After an introductory overview of the citizen science approach, the use of this method in studies including persons living with dementia and their care partners will be discussed, both in general terms and as an application to air travel.One of the presentations will also address the use of citizen science in examining population ageing and urbanization.Our symposium will conclude with a discussion of future policy, practice, and research direction.

SENIOR CITIZEN SCIENCE FOR AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES Helen Barrie, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
This presentation explores the use of citizen science with older participants; highlighting the potential for this underutilized methodology to create better, data driven, outcomes for age friendly cities and communities.Local neighborhoods have major impacts on older people's mobility, autonomy and independence, and quality of life.The WHO has developed clear guidelines for achieving age-friendly cities or communities.Design and delivery of quality public spaces that meet the age friendly guidelines should promote health and well-being, social engagement with others, and engagement with the environment but little data is currently collected about how older people perceive or use public spaces.Daily experiences, often over long periods of time, mean older residents have acquired intimate first-hand knowledge of their neighborhoods, and thus, may be more qualified than experts to assess the age friendly qualities of neighborhood public spaces.A citizen science approach addresses this need for a deeper understanding of how public spaces are used and viewed by older residents.Through multiple citizen science projects over the past five years, we have co-designed and trialed a 'senior' citizen science approach to auditing and evaluating the age friendliness of public spaces.Our research shows that citizen science allows for richer, deeper qualitative, quantitative and longitudinal data that incorporates lived experience perspectives; produces better project designs and outcomes; develops a cohort of older people interested and engaged in research, and engages and trains people to apply a critical 'age friendly' perspective to their neighborhoods and communities enabling them to be future change agents.

ASSESSMENT OF AGE AND DEMENTIA FRIENDLINESS OF OTTAWA COMMUNITIES AS PERCEIVED BY PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA AND CARE PARTNERS
Kimberly Campbell 1 , Annie Robitaille 1 , Linda Garcia 1 , Michael Mulvey 1 , Helen Barrie 2 , Cat van Es 3 , Ana Blanco 3 , and Alexandra Chiareli 1 , 1. University of Ottawa,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada,2. University of South Australia,Adelaide,South Australia,Australia,3. The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada In Canada there are over 500,000 persons living with dementia with prevalence estimates reaching as high as 912,000 by the year 2030.Given that age is the strongest known predictor of dementia and the fact that our population is ageing, there is an urgent need to create communities that promote older adults (including those living with dementia) reaching their maximum potential and feeling welcomed and included while ageing in place.The aim of our study was to determine the utility of a tool developed using a citizen science approach with persons living with dementia and their care partners to determine how they perceive the age-and dementia-friendliness of their neighbourhoods (where they live, work, conduct business and socialise).Ten participants were recruited for a pilot study which took place over a six-week period.The project designed and tested an audit tool, accessed via a smart phone/tablet, that allowed data to be collected quickly and in real time.This audit tool also allowed participants to upload quantitative and qualitative responses (including photos of locations being audited).Participants were trained to become citizen scientists in a series of workshops where they also collaborated with researchers to develop the audit tool.During the data collection period, citizen scientists audited locations/spaces that they visited during their day and submitted their responses using the app.Our findings present a case for increased inclusion of older adults, including those living with dementia, in research and intervention programs that target the promotion of age-and dementia-friendly communities.